Wind chill warning in effect for Hamilton

A cold weather alert remains with the wind chill at -28 C as of 10:00 a.m. in Hamilton

the cold weather alert issued by the city of Hamilton continues Thursday. (Darren Calabrese/Canadian Press)

A wind chill warning is in effect for Hamilton. Environment Canada announced Thursday morning that a severe wind chill is expected Thursday into Friday morning.

As of 10 a.m. the wind chill was recorded at -28 C in Hamilton. Exposed skin freezes within a minute in temperatures below -29 C.

A snow fall warning is also in effect for Hamilton where as much as 20 centimetres of snow is expected to fall throughout the day. It's been a wintry start to the New Year for the city with a cold weather alert issued on New Years Eve continued today as well.

Along with fresh snow, fallen snow will be blowing with wind from the northeast at 40 km/h gusting to 60 km/h, reducing visibility to as low as 400 metres.

For most of the day the temperature will remain steady at -16 C but by night time the wind chill will drop to - 29 C. The snow is expected to end by midnight. And it will be cold tomorrow, too, with a high of - 14 C and a wind chill of - 30 C.

A cold alert is issued when current or anticipated weather conditions are at or below minus 15 degrees Celsius or minus 20 with wind chill.

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